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creation on Arab League
Its purpose is to strengthen ties among the member states, coordinate their policies, and promote their common interests. This League was formed in Cairo in 1945, and the countries involved were Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan, and Yemen. The Arab League then tried to stop Arab-Israeli war in 1948, but found themselves in the middle of the whole thing. -
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Free officers' movement
Gamal Abdul Nasser leads a coup by the Free Officers' Movement, now known as the July 23 Revolution, which results in Muhammad Najib becoming President and Prime Minister of Egypt. -
suez canale crisis
Tripartite Invasion of Egypt by Britain, France and Israel due to the nationalisation of the Suez Canal. A ceasefire is declared in November.
Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic (UAR) in the first step of their aim for Arab unity. -
six-day war
Egypt, Jordan sign defence pact. Israel says it increases danger of war with Arab states.
Six-Day War in which Israel defeats forces of Egypt, Jordan and Syria. Israel takes control of Sinai, the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the West Bank. -
Yam KIppur
Egypt and Syria go to war with Israel during Israel's celebration of Yom Kippur to reclaim the land they lost in 1967. Egypt begins negotiations for the return of Sinai after the war. -
National Democratic Party
functions of the political parties in Egypt were quite restricted.
the power of the political parties increased. The country governance was decided to be democratic. Later the Egypt Government faced further intervention from foreign powers. -
Sadat assassinated
Anwar al-Sadat is assassinated by Jihad members.
A National Referendum approves Husni Mubarak as the new president. -
Sinai bomb
Bomb attacks target Israeli tourists on Sinai peninsula; 34 people are killed.
Protesters took to the streets in 2005 in a way not seen for years
Winds of change blow through Egypt politics
Funeral of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is held in Cairo. -
Terror arrests
Egyptian authorities say they arrested 49 people the previous year on suspicion of helping Hezbollah send money and aid to Hamas in Gaza.
Egyptian police clash with Coptic Christian pig farmers trying to stop their animals being taken away for slaughter as a precaution against swine flu.
Interior Ministry says seven people with suspected links to al-Qaeda arrested in connection with Cairo bomb attack which killed a French student in February. -
Anti-Mubarak protests
Former UN nuclear chief Mohammed ElBaradei returns to Egypt and, together with opposition figures and activists, forms a coalition for political change. ElBaradei says he might run in presidential election scheduled for 2011.
President Mubarak undergoes gall-bladder surgery in Germany, returning to Egypt three weeks later.
Muslim Brotherhood fails to win any seats in elections to the Shura consultative upper house of parliament; alleges vote was rigged. -
Mubarak ousted
President Mubarak steps down and hands power to the army council.
Essam Sharaf appointed PM after protesters said his predecessor, Ahmad Shafiq, was too close to the old regime.
Egyptians approve package of constitutional reforms aimed at paving the way for new elections.
Former President Mubarak and his sons, Ala and Gamal, are arrested on suspicion of corruption. -
economy drop
The political unrest that ousted the president and uncertainty over the country’s direction triggered a drop in tourism revenues, low levels of domestic and foreign investments and scarce employment opportunities in the formal private sector.
Economic growth is expected to drop from an early forecast of 5.5% to a maximum of 2%